We're looking forward to seeing folks tonight!

Join us today at 2:00 PM! Hit the link below to RSVP.

It’s just a business day away now! Don’t forget to sign up and tell your friends!

Next Monday, @americanprogress.bsky.social hosts Serving All Who Served, marking the rollout of the ONS State & Local Toolkit for Transgender Veterans. 🔗 my1.americanprogress.org/serving-all-...

We're happy to host a virtual Career Pivot Panel from 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET on Monday, November 10, 2025. Join us to hear from our panelists, who have built expertise in diverse fields as career coaches. RVSP here and we'll see you there. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our CEO, @lfschleusener.bsky.social, on how governance and accountability can prevent history from repeating itself. clairepotter.substack.com/p/what-it-wo...

Important developments out now: www.bbc.com/news/article... This story reminds us that oversight, accountability, and service must go hand in hand to keep public institutions strong. #PublicService #Leadership #NationalSecurity

The Ruby Sachs Forum brought together advocates and public servants earlier this month. We’re grateful for everyone building and repairing institutions so that service can truly reflect the people it protects. Our recap: www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/21/r...

Feeling the impact of the shutdown? Need community and caffeine? ☕ Join us this Thursday for our ONS Furloughed Coffee Hour, a casual space to connect, share, and support one another. 📅 Thursday, Oct 23 | 11 AM–1 PM ET 📍 Doubles | 3118 Georgia Ave NW, DC

Tomorrow we’ll share reflections from this year’s Ruby Sachs Symposium, a conversation about leadership, empathy, and community in national security. Thanks again to @humanrights.ca and The LGBT Purge Fund for hosting us.

Coming out, in any context, is an act of courage and connection. Our 2025 reflection looks at what it means to belong in national security and to lead with integrity in public life. Read it here: www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/18/c...

New: The FY26 defense bills and new DoD policy on transgender service define personnel and readiness for years ahead. www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/17/t...

Maryland’s leadership matters, not just in policy, but in community and connection. #OutInNatSec #Leadership #PublicService #ImpactMaryland

At Impact Maryland in Baltimore today, leaders from government, education, and business came together to talk about service, resilience, and the strength of community. #OutInNatSec #ImpactMaryland #PublicService #LGBTQIA

The Senate has passed its version of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act, moving the process toward conference. Reporting via @breakingdefense.com #OutInNatSec #NDAA breakingdefense.com/2025/10/sena...

“Visibility, courage, and community keep service honest — and public trust strong.” 🌈 Proud of our community and partners who carry this forward every day. #OutInNatSec #Leadership #PublicService

On #NationalComingOutDay, we honor those who serve openly — and those who cannot safely do so yet. Visibility strengthens service. 🌈 #OutInNatSec

Paula is a patriot and this is an excellent profile of a dear friend and her lived experience

Don't miss out on our #NCOD and US Navy Birthday Pub Quiz tomorrow 📍 Location: Dacha Navy Yard, 79 Potomac Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 📅 Date: Saturday, Oct 11, 2025, 1:00 PM ET RVSP here and we'll see you there. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On October 7, 1975, President Ford signed Public Law 94-106, requiring the U.S. military service academies to admit women for the first time. The Class of 1980 became the first to graduate women, breaking centuries of precedent and paving the way for thousands more to follow.

Proud of @lfschleusener.bsky.social remarks today at the Ruby Sachs Symposium. Accountability and trust make inclusion durable, in every institution that serves. 🌈 #OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing ONS at the Ruby Sachs Symposium today. The panel on National Security and the Law explores how accountability strengthens service and trust and compares. 🌈 #OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Grateful for partnerships that turn dialogue into shared action. Proud to be part of the conversations continuing here in Winnipeg. 🌈 #OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Day One of the Ruby Sachs Symposium is underway at the @humanrights.ca. Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing Out in National Security alongside global partners advancing justice, service, and equality. #RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

Partners and allies from around the world are gathering at the Ruby Sachs Symposium to strengthen justice and equality in public service. Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing ONS. #RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

The FY26 NDAA should strengthen our common defense — not politicize it. Policies that limit who can serve weaken the all-volunteer force that keeps America secur Read more in our State of the Fight explainer: www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/01/s...

To every #LGBTQIA+ public servant and ally: your service makes America stronger. There are more of us than there are of them.

Bigotry weakens national security. We will secure accountability for those who weaponize it, because trust, talent, and service are too important to lose. #OutInNatSec

#LGBTQIA+ public servants and allies know they’re not alone. Their service and contributions make America safer and stronger. E pluribus unum — from many, one.

This is a Second Lavender Scare. We will fight the Scare, protect our community, secure accountability, and change the law. #OutInNatSec

🚨 Last night we learned: FBI Director Kash Patel fired a trainee agent for displaying a Pride flag at their desk. This is blatant discrimination. via @advocate.com 🔗 www.advocate.com/news/kash-pa...

A free and fair open society and even its domestic intelligence service, should not be afraid of it, citizens expressing their identities or their support for one another. bsky.app/profile/carl...

The NDAA isn’t just policy on paper. It decides whether servicemembers can access healthcare, whether cadets can graduate, and whether #LGBTQIA families are treated as equal citizens. www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/01/s...

Thousands of federal employees left service as deferred resignations took effect. A loss of knowledge, experience, and state capacity, and the showdown adds more strain Federal workers are our country’s greatest asset. We stand in solidarity with #LGBTQIA+ public servants carrying this burden.

🚨 The next phase of the FY26 NDAA debate is underway. Provisions targeting transgender servicemembers, veterans, and families remain on the table. Here’s what’s at stake — and what happens next. www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/01/s...

“We’re seeing the arson of our government,” warns Max Stier of Partnership for Public Service. Bendery’s reporting shows how today’s shutdown accelerates talent & knowledge loss. Our explainer follows ⬇️ web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/jben...

The federal government has officially shut down as of midnight. Without funding, nonessential operations freeze; essential services continue. Here’s what to watch. 🧵

The House passed its version of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Sept. 10, 2025, authorizing $848B–$893B in defense spending. The vote was 231-196, mostly along party lines. breakingdefense.com/2025/09/hous...

An excellent profile of our colleague Nicolas Talbott. We're pleased to support ongoing litigation by trans servicemembers to continue to serve the country.

This Wednesday at 5:00 PM. Hit the link below and we'll see you there!

A remarkable statement by the Ranking Member on behalf of tends of thousands of servicemembers, DOD civilians, and dependents.

We're hosting Brian Levine to provide free training for the use of the Former Gov directory to the ONS community on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 5:00 PM. This tool will help you as you explore next steps in your career. RSVP here and we'll see you there! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join our partners for a special legal info session on updating your DD-214 on Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025, 03:00 PM Eastern. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A great academic for those ready to live in Ohio bsky.app/profile/cmck...

Discouraging news and irresponsible policy that will end up harming all veterans who receive care through the VA. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Never forget

Job Alert, for those folks academically inclined bsky.app/profile/mesa...

Due to our efforts, the appalling memo is already new evidence in ongoing litigation.

Long term investments in base housing and quality of life are critical line items that should not be ignored.